Beavers of London
As beaver kits arrive in London, we ask if we should bring wilderness back to UK cities.
BBC Inside Science · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
The Ealing Beaver Project has found success as two new beaver kits have been born in a park in London after being reintroduced last October.
Marnie visits the site to learn more about the benefits they bring - but beavers are just a drop in the river of urban rewilding. We find out what the practicalities and pitfalls of letting nature take back space in our cities are.
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Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producers: Ella Hubber, Sophie Ormiston and Gerry Holt Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinators: Jana Bennett-Holesworth and Andrew Rhys Lewis